A Nazareth man is
in prison after holding a teenager against her will for about seven
hours Friday, according to police.

Jake Richner, 22, of the first block of Whitfield
Street, has been charged with unlawful restraint
and involuntary servitude, Nazareth
police said today.

According to Nazareth Patrolman Daniel Troxell, family members of 18-year-old Carley Treciakiewicz reported that
the teen was being held against her will by Richner.

Police were able to
contact the pair, who were tracked driving across the region. At some point,
Richner ditched the car they were driving on Route 378 and had friends pick
them up, records say.

Treciakiewicz also told police Richner had taken her
cellphone so she could not contact her grandmother to come and get her, records say. The
grandmother eventually received Facebook and text messages from Treciakiewicz
about being held against her will and wanting to leave.

Police also accuse Richner of giving them false information
on their whereabouts and of leading police on a chase covering multiple
communities. The pair also were in Fountain Hill to purchase drugs during their
travels, police say.

Richner was arraigned before District Judge John Capobianco, of Nazareth,
and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $8,000 bail with a 10 percent
provision.